Launch catalog / Playbook
Solo Launches
Conditional free route launch-board
Researched from public pages — no submission was run · sources read 2026-09-26. Rules change — recheck the platform's own pages before submitting.
What the free route requires
- Free launch is real but queue-limited (up to 5 launches/day) and only earns a dofollow backlink if the product ranks top 3 in its week; $9 Premium guarantees the slot + dofollow regardless of rank
Requirements
- Aimed at solo founders / indie hackers launching SaaS and indie products
- Sign-in required — 'Submit Product' goes through /sign-in to /app/startups/new
- Free tier: standard queue (≤5 launches/day), homepage exposure for multiple days
- Paid options: Premium $9 one-time (guaranteed next-week slot, dofollow link, 24–48h indexing), Featured $19/week, Featured + SEO Boost $39 one-time (2 lifetime dofollow blog backlinks)
Prepare before opening the form
- Product name, URL, tagline, logo, category, description
- An account (sign-in at /sign-in)
- Optional: decide whether the guaranteed dofollow ($9) is worth skipping the top-3 gamble
Workflow
- Sign in at https://sololaunches.com/sign-in
- Submit via /app/startups/new (or pick a paid tier from /pricing)
- Free submissions enter the standard queue and launch in an upcoming week
- During launch week the product appears in 'Launching now' with voting/comments; top 3 get winner badges + dofollow backlinks
- Listing persists in the launch archive at /startups/<slug>
Watch for
- Dofollow backlink is only guaranteed on the $9 Premium tier — free tier earns it only with a top-3 weekly rank
- Content quality varies — the live board includes NSFW/spammy entries (e.g., OnlyFans-adjacent products); brand adjacency is weak
- Queue depth unknown — with 5/day cap, free launches may wait
- Recurring $19/week Featured is a subscription — cancel anytime
- Aggressive festive-offer banner upsell
What counts as live
The product appears under 'Launching now' during its week, then in 'Past launches' with a public /startups/<slug> page
Not verified
- Current queue depth / how far out free launches land
- How votes are counted and whether they can be gamed
- Refund policy specifics for paid tiers (a /refund page exists but wasn't read)